Thomas Howe
Thomas Howe | |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 22 September 2013 – Incumbent | |
| Monarch | James I |
| Prime Minister | Dochlov Zimmermann |
| Preceded by | Dochlov Zimmermann |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
| In office 14 September 2013 – Incumbent | |
| Preceded by | Toya Bunting |
| Member of Parliament for Irington | |
| In office 18 July 2007 – Incumbent | |
| Preceded by | Eric Adler † |
| Member of Parliament for Frankenlisch Portside | |
| In office 23 September 1986 – 22 September 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Landsman |
| Succeeded by | Robert Robertson |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 20 May 2009 – 13 February 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Phillip Kerrington |
| Succeeded by | Martin Dendiman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Richard Howe 28 April 1963 Gestoria, Kingdom of Frankenlisch |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Mariette Basile (m. 2000) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Alma mater | University of Gestoria |
Thomas Richard Howe is a Frankenlischian politician currently serving as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition since 2013. He has been Member for Irington since 2007 and before that was Member for Frankenlisch Portside from 1992 to 2002. He served as Minister of Transport during the government of Toya Bunting from May 2009 to February 2011.
Howe was born in Gestoria in 1963 to Nathaniel Howe, a local businessman owning multiple mechanic shops, and his wife Penelope. His father was killed in the Imperial Civil War and he was raised by his mother. He graduated from the University of Gestoria with a Bachelorette in Modern History and later returned to Gestoria and received a Masters in Medieval History. He was elected to his first political position in 1979, becoming a town councilor in Ravenstern, the youngest to ever hold an elected political position in the DPRVF.
He became a member of the Labour Party following the War of Restoration and was elected as Member of Parliament for Frankenlisch Portside in the 1986 General Election. From there he served as a prominent Labour backbencher until becoming Minister of Transport during Toya Bunting's government. Following the huge Labour defeat in 2013, Bunting stood down from the leadership and Howe was elected Leader of the Labour Party by a landslide, mainly due to his trade union support.